Word · Frequency #14270
tandem
纵列；一前一后的排列；串座双人自行车
an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another; a bicycle for two riders one behind the other
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A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
由两匹以上前后串联的挽畜(通常为挽马)拉的车,前面的挽畜负责转向。
- 2.
an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
两个或多个物体或人一前一后的排列
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Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
两匹前后串联套在一起的挽畜(通常为挽马)。
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a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
双人自行车
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A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
两个部件前后排列的事物。
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A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
含有放射性物质的中空金属管,经阴道插入子宫以治疗妇科癌症。
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A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.
两个或以上机器或人协作的组合；引申为紧密合作。
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A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.
一种基于互相交流的语言学习方法,理想情况下每个学习者都是对方所学语言的母语者。
由两匹以上前后串联的挽畜(通常为挽马)拉的车,前面的挽畜负责转向。；两个或多个物体或人一前一后的排列；两匹前后串联套在一起的挽畜(通常为挽马)。；双人自行车；两个部件前后排列的事物。
In use
We rented a tandem for the afternoon and rode along the river.
My sister and I bought a tandem last spring, so we can enjoy cycling together.
Riding a tandem takes practice because both riders need to pedal in sync.
a tandem
tandem 用作可数名词，指“串座双人自行车”，是 a tandem bicycle 的省略说法。
We rented a tandem and rode along the river.
我们租了一辆双人自行车，沿着河骑行。
tandem [noun]
tandem 作形容词，放在名词前，表示“一前一后的；纵排的”。
The apartment building offers tandem parking.
这栋公寓楼提供纵列式停车位。
in tandem
in tandem 是固定介词短语，常用作状语，表示“一前一后地”。
Connections
Collocations
- in tandem with
- 与…同时；与…协同
- The new policy was introduced in tandem with a public awareness campaign.新政策与公众宣传活动同时推出。
- tandem bicycle
- 双人自行车（两人一前一后骑行）
- They bought a tandem bicycle for their weekend rides.他们买了一辆双人自行车，用于周末骑行。
- tandem skydiving
- 双人跳伞（学员与教练连在一起跳伞）
- For her birthday, she tried tandem skydiving.为了庆祝生日，她体验了双人跳伞。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in tandem
- 协同地；同时进行地The two departments worked in tandem to finish the project.两个部门协同工作以完成这个项目。
- in tandem with
- 与…合作；配合…Doctors and nurses act in tandem with each other in emergencies.在紧急情况下，医生和护士相互配合。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象tandem双人自行车：两个座位一前一后，车就是纵排排列，记住'tandem=一前一后'。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：bicycle riding、technical or academic writing、business or everyday collaboration tandem 的正式程度通常随搭配和语境变化：日常提到双人自行车时多说 tandem bike，语气比较随意；在技术或学术表述中（如 tandem axle、in tandem）则比较正式。整体语域标为 mixed，建议根据具体搭配选择。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 tandems。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only random rhymes with tandem: /ˈrændəm/ has the same stressed vowel and following /ndəm/. The -dom words (freedom, wisdom, kingdom, seldom) all end in the same unstressed /dəm/, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme. Handsome looks as if it might rhyme because it also has /æn/ + /əm/, but the middle consonant /s/ differs from tandem's /d/, so it is not an exact rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.